Best Places Seattle Cookbook

by Nims, Cynthia C.; Casey, Kathy

• ISBN13: 9781570612619
• ISBN10: 1570612617
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books

Summary

Seattle is a food lover's paradise with an astonishing array of fresh ingredients, from coho salmon and Olympia oysters to wild morels and tart cranberries. In the hands of the city's most creative chefs, these vibrant flavors have helped Seattle earn its culinary stars. Now, the restaurants included in the acclaimed Best Places Seattle guidebook have contributed their favorite recipes to show off this exciting urban cuisine, Lively essays on ingredients and entertaining, plus a chapter sodden with signature drinks, round out this satisfying collection. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Recipe List	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xii
General Recipe Notes	xv
Appetizers	1	(52)
Clams and Mussels	7	(12)
Wood Cookery	19	(11)
Oysters	30	(17)
Artisan-Baked Bread	47	(4)
Pacific Rim and Asian Influences	51	(2)
Soups, Salads & Sides	53	(46)
Dungeness Crab-Are You a Picker or a Piler?	57	(10)
Stinging Nettles	67	(10)
Herbs-From Backyards to Menus	77	(6)
Asparagus-Herald of Spring	83	(4)
Farmers' Markets, P-Patches, and Garden Gourmets	87	(8)
Wonderful Winter Squash	95	(4)
Main Dishes	99	(78)
City Grilling	105	(9)
Eastern Washington	114	(9)
Cherries	123	(9)
Salmon	132	(10)
Comfort Foods and Sacred Cows	142	(8)
Wild Mushrooms	150	(12)
Chefs' Secrets	162	(8)
Peppers	170	(7)
Desserts	177	(44)
Northwest Fall Fruits-Pears and Apples	183	(8)
Local Cheesemakers	191	(9)
Putting Foods Up	200	(11)
Beautiful Berries	211	(10)
Drinks	221	(22)
Cocktails	230	(13)
Appendix: Restaurants & Bars	243	(8)
Index	251